How Do I Get PowerPoint Slides Into Photo Story?

Microsoft's PowerPoint and Photo Story programs are sometimes used together to create a slide show or presentation. While PowerPoint is geared more towards creating multimedia presentations for professional use, Photo Story creates a slide show using a person's photos and combines them with optional music, sound effects and narration. With a few steps, your PowerPoint slides are imported into Photo Story and used in your next photo creation.

Instructions

1. Open PowerPoint and access the presentation you would like to import.

2. Click on the round Microsoft button in top left corner, then click "Save As."

3. Click on location in your computer where your photos are stored or click "Desktop" for a location that is easier to remember.

4. Click the black down arrow to the right of the "Save as type" field and click "PNG Portable Network Graphic Format." Click "Save."

5. Click "Every Slide" on the screen prompt to export all slides in the presentation. Click "Current Slide Only" to import the currently selected slide.

6. Click "OK" to acknowledge that each PowerPoint slide is saved as a separate image in the exported folder.

7. Open Photo Story and click the circle next to "Begin a new story" or "Edit a project," then click "Next."

8. Click "Import Pictures." Click on the location where the PowerPoint presentation is saved. Click on the folder with the presentation's name. The slides appear as image files within the folder.

9. Click on a slide, then click "OK." Repeat as needed. The slides appear in the film strip along the bottom of the screen.

References

• "Houston ISD - Professional Development Services"; Import Your PowerPoint Slides Into Photo Story 3; Pam Anderson
• "Microsoft": Make Memories Come Alive; Scott Steinberg